I like to laugh and I want to bring a smile to peoples' faces that view my art. These characters each have their own personalities. They have been hand built and/or sculpted and have multiple glaze firings with the last being Raku firing. Raku firing is a extreme temperature change firing that involves the piece being removed from a gas kiln and placed into a waiting container filled with combustible materials. These materials catch fire and the lid is applied to trap the smoke and flames inside. This creates its own atmosphere where some colors will develop flashes of metallic color if the glaze is appropriate, and because of the rapid cooling, the glaze cracks and smoke penetrates the clay giving the signature black graze lines. I feel It adds another element to the pieces. I have been playing with clay for 40 years on and off, and I experiment with as many types of firing processes as I can. I love to learn and share my love of clay with anyone who will listen!